Overall Green Forest fire alert in Thailand from 20 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC to 28 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (9481 ha) in Thailand 20 Mar 2023

Event summary

This forest fire is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID	WF 1013089
Countries:	Thailand
Start Date - Last detection*:	20 Mar 2023 - 29 Mar 2023
Duration (days):	9
People affected:	0 in the burned area
Burned area:	9481 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

*(Last detection of the thermal anomaly of the fire)

GDACS Score

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29 Mar 06:09

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	9481	29 Mar 2023 03:00	GWIS
2	0.5	13526	30 Mar 2023 03:00	GWIS
3	0.5	13647	31 Mar 2023 03:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Thailand , Province of Chiang Mai (population 1,436,984) . The nearest places are Ban San Mafuang, Wiang Pa Pao, Phan, Chang Rai, Phayao, San Sai, Chiang Mai, and San Kamphaeng.

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	56000 people
5 km	6300 people
2 km	1700 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	no people

Land Cover	area	Source
Protected Area	122 ha	WDPA

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Chiang Mai	Thailand	1.4 million people
Chiang Rai	Thailand	1.1 million people
Shan State	Myanmar	3.9 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Ban San Mafuang	Chiang Mai	Thailand	City	-	20 km
Wiang Pa Pao	Chiang Rai	Thailand	City	-	43 km
Phan	Chiang Rai	Thailand	City	-	51 km
Chang Rai	Chiang Rai	Thailand	City	-	63 km
Phayao	Phayao	Thailand	City	21000 people	88 km
San Sai	Chiang Mai	Thailand	City	-	97 km
Chiang Mai	Chiang Mai	Thailand	City	200000 people	103 km
San Kamphaeng	Chiang Mai	Thailand	City	-	105 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name	IATA Code	Elevation (m)	Usage	Runway type	IFR	Runway Length (ft)	Distance
Chiang Rai		400				0	62 km
Chiang Tai International	CEI	390	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9800	70 km
Monghsat	MOG	571	Civ.	Paved	No	5000	92 km
Chiang Mai International	CNX	315	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10100	106 km
Tachilek	THL	390	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7000	112 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Mae Ngat	Ping	1985	63 km
	Mae Kuang	Ping	1991	85 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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